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VOL. 84
EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APEIL 9, 1919
NO. 5
JOHNSTON LETTE
Valuable Red Cross B03
dress by Congressm
Lever. Silver Wed
ding Invitations.
The boxes of clothing tha
packed last week at the Red
Headquarters, in the home o
Mamie Huiet, were ones of s]
value, the weight of all bein
pounds. When this call was
for another collection of ch
some seemed to feel that there
not be much more to gather u
this last collection was a most
did one. Everyone seemed to
felt the need of helping, anc
with generous hands, articles J
sizes. Among the articles se
were several coat suits that w
doubt be gratefully received by
one. About a barrel of shoes
received.
The class in Home Nursinj
been organized with twetye to
the course, the study periods
at the Red Cross rooms. The c
meet morning and afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Forrest
moved here from Saluda, the f(
having a position at the Oil Mil
Miss Helen Wright, who is t
ng at Chappells, spent the wee!
at her home here.
. Mr. Willie Lee Wright, who is
ing a course in pharmacy in Atl
was also here for the week-end
his parents.
Mrs. F. S. Jefferson went to
Baptist Hospital in Columbia
week for treatment. She has
suffering with nervous indiges
and it was hoped that treat)
would give permanent relief.
Mr. John Suber is now at the
mers and Merchants Bank.
Rev. and Mrs. Kellar have bee
Greenville for a short visit to i
tives.
Mr. Thomas Rowland has the s
pathy i of. his .many , .friends in
yd?ath of his brother, Mr. Bea
Rowland which occurred Sunday
his home in Newberry. Mr. Rowl
was the oldest of this family am
his death, leaves Mr. Thomas R
land the only surviving member,
was at his brother's bedside, be
accompanied by his daughter,
J. L. Walker and Hon. W'aiker. '.
interment was made at Greenvi
S. C., where other members of
family are buried.
On last Wednesday afternoon C
gressman Lever made an addr
here in the Opera House, on the C
ton Situation. He was heard by
large and interested audience, thi
being many from adjacent towns,
luged the farmers to hold their c
ton.
On first Sundays at the Bapt
church the collection is always se
to Connie Maxwell orphanage, a
on last Sunday this amounted
$28.08. Such collections each fii
Sunday soon make a substantial gi:
The music of the Baptist Sundi
school is quite an attractive featui
Each Sunday a new song is given ai
in this way the book is being mai
more familiar. The orchestra is cor
posed of: Violin, Dr. J. A. Dobe;
cornets, Messrs. Stanton Lott ar
Avery Bland; clarinet, Mr. Ciai
Lott ;x flute, Miss Loise Boyd; tron
bone, Mr. F. M. Boyd.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marsh have i
sued beauiful invitations, done i
silver, to many friends, for the cel<
oration of the 25th anniversary c
their marriage. The following is th
invitation : ~*
1894 _F. and M.. 191
Mr. and Mrs. John William Mars
at Home
Friday evening, April the Eighteent
at half after nine O'clock
Breezy Heights f
Johnston, South Carolina
Ada L. Fleming. John W. Mars)
No Presents. Please Reply
Time will soon remove from us ?
type of character that is respect?e
and loved, not only by the childrer
but by the elderly ones as welL.thc
faithful and kindly old negro "mam
my." There is scarcely a person ol
the past generation who has nol
known the love of such a mammy,
and her passing away is a real sorrow.
Such is the case in the death of good
Mammy Margaret Cobb, who lived
for many years with the Lotts. She
had been in the employ of Mrs. P. N.
Lott for thirty years, and proved her
self a good Christian woman. Her
death occurred on Saturday evening.
The Mary Ann Buie chapter met
Thursday afternoon in the home of
Mrs. W. L. Coleman, Mrs. J. H.
White conducting the meeting in the
absence of Mrs. M. T.~ Turner. The
chief, matter of interest was concern
ing the support of the adopted
French orphan, and the treasurer was
instructed to send the full amount,
during the coming week. The money
for this was subscribed by the mem
bers. The treasurer reported $30.00
on hand. The chapter was delighed to
have several prospective members,
and one new one reported. Plans
were made for Memorial day for
which a sermon is to be preached on
Sunday afternoon, M<vy ll, 1919.
The Children of the Confederacy had
a fine report, as given by the leaders,
Misses Holland and Abrams, the re
cent meeting being held with Miss
Loisa Watson. Their chief work will
be the support of a French orphan,
half of the funds being on hand.
Hampton's birthday, March 28th
having come on Friday which was es
say day at the high school, the lead
ers of the C. cf C. had the teachers
of the higher grades have the pupils
write on Wade Hampton, and some
of the papers were sent on to State
leader for the contest.
Beautiful resolutions on the death
of one of the most loyal members,
Mrs. F. M. Boyd, were read.
The meeting closed with interest
ing accounts of the parade of the
30th Division as witnessed by some of
the members.
Time to Spray. .
County Agent Addison B. Carwile
is urging all who care about good
fruit to get busy with the spray
pump. The proper schedule to follow
for our conditiqns is given in full be
low.
See your County Agent for spray
material or for any information that
he is able to give.
Sprays for Fruit Trees.
First Summer Spray.-For worms
of peaches, plums and apples: Apply,
when three fourths of the shucks
have fallen inthe cases of. the peach,
and plum which time is about 12 days
after the tree is in full bloom. For
apple apply after the bloom parts
have fallen and before the blossom
end closes.
Arsenate of Lead (powder), 1 lb.
(Or 2 lbs. paste.)
Quick lime, 2 lbs.
Water, 50 gallons.
Make thin paste of the arsenic of
lead; slake the lime to a whitewash
(warm water gives the best results
for slaking) ; pour together and di
lute to 50 gallons. Keep stirred while
applying.
Second Summer Spray. For Worms
and rots. For peaches and plums use:
Arsenic of Lead, 1 lb.
Concentrated Lime Sulphur, 5
pints.
Water, 50 gallons.
Appiy two or three weeks after the
First Summer Spray is used.
For apples and pears use: Arsenic
of Lead, 1 pound.
Concentrated Lime Sulphur, 1 gal.
Water. 38 gallons. Apply about ten
days after first spray.
Third Summer Spray__For diseas
es of apples. Use Bordeaux Mixture:
Blue-Stone, 4 pounds.
Quick Lime, 4 pounds.
Water, 50 gallons. '
Place the lumps of lime in a vessel
and slake slowly by pouring on warm
water until all the lumps have disap
peared. Dilute to 25 gallons by add
ing water.
Dissolve the blu-stone by putting
jin a sack and suspending this in a
wooden vessel containing 4 gallons
!of water Dilute to make 25 gallons.
Make by pouring at the same time
these two solutions into a barrel.
Apply about the first of June.
For peaches and plums repeat the
second summer spray
Spraying tomatoes and Irish pota
toes: Diseases and insects (blight,
Wilt and bugs).
j Use Poisoned Bordeaux Mixture;
"Make by adding 1 pound cf Arsenate
! of Lead Powder, or 2 pounds of paste
!to the 50 gallons of Bordeaux Mix
ture. For small quantities of Bor
deaux Mixture use:
Blue Stone, 1 poand.
Quick lime, 1 pound.
Water, 12 gallons.
Make as directed above.
See your County Agent about fur
ther instruction of making or secur
ing material.
Approved by W. W. Long, Direc
'or of Extension, Clemson College,
Woman's 'Christian Tempel
ance Union.
The Jubilee meeting of the W. <
T. U. was held on Monday afternoc
at 5 o'clock with Mrs. J: W. Stewa
and Mrs. Kate Kernaghan, hostessi
Rev. A. L. Gunter was present ar
conducted the devotions. The attem
ance was large and enthusiastic, ar
the opening song was "All Hail tl
Power of Jesus' Name," Mrs Tillma
accompanying on the piano.
Mrs. M. P. Wells read a very fir
article in her inimitable way? a for
word to the Victory Year Progamm
and Mrs. Tillman gave a sketch <
Mrs. Katherine Lent Stevenson,
white ribbon comrade who has recen
ly p'assed into the great beyond.
The Jubilee song was rendered as
quartette by Mrs. A. B. Carwile, Mr
W. L. Dunovant, Mrs. R. G. Lee an
Rev. A. L. Gunter, and was great!
enjoyed and appreciated.
Mrs. Abner Broadwater read
World Wide Glimpse of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union whic
gave a fuller idea of the scope of :th:
i round the world organization.
A delightful feature of the OCC?
sion was hearing the gold medal wii
ners give their selections in song an
story. The musical number was sun
?as a solo by Dozier Tompkins and th
oratorical selection by Mitchell Well:
These two were loudly applauded.
Year books were distributed t
!each member present, and literatur
giving the judgment of eminent phj
sicians on the evil of alcohol in infli
enza and pneumonia.
Plans were suggested for a Bab
Day early in May, and the next meei
ling was announced at Mrs. Lovic
?Smith's May 5, when we hope to hav
:a speaker on Child Welfare. The rc
?port on Temperance Sunday wa
?made showing an observance in a sim
?pie way of Temperance Sunday in al
'the Sunday Schools.
Plans were made for the W. C. 1
TJ. meeting at the Baptist Church oi
the fourth Sunday night in April.
The collection lor the. Jubilee Furn
'was* about'$150', 'and another contri
jbution was the gift of Mrs. Kate Ker
jnaghan of $25 to make her husband
?Mr. T. J. Kernaghan, a memoria
! member of the South Carolina W. C
'T. U. This was done on account of hi
?great love and esteem for the organi
ization, and his name will appear oi
i the Minute books of the South Caro
i lina W. C. T. U. as long as the W. C
?T. U. lasts and the money will be use?
to carry on and extend temperanci
and prohibition work in the world.
! Little Martha Stewart handed a
round a silver basket in which the col
lection for Marie Olivier was placed
A committee consisting of Mrs. Ab
<ner Broadwater, Mrs. Mamie Tillmai
and Mrs. J. L. Mims was appointee
to confer with the Civic League am
other organizations in reference t<
;the establishment of a Rest Room or
I the suggestion of Mrs. W. L. Duno
vant.
j z The contribution to the Jubile?
?Fund was very generous and was i
?free will offering from those present
! When all the members are heard fron
iwe hope it will reach the $300 askec
?for.
j The hostesses, assisted by Mis:
Mamie Dunovant and little Mis;
: Katherine Stewart served iced tet
land a dainty salad course. The unior
I was glad to welcome several visitors
_
Death of Mrs. Turner.
(Communicated.)
After a lingering illness for sev
eral months, Mrs. W. E. Turner pass
led away at her home Friday night
April 4th. The funeral service wai
held at McKendree church by Rev
j M. M. Brabham.
She had been a member of McKen
j dree church for several years and wil!
be greatly missed.
She leaves a husband and eighl
children to mourn her death.
She has gone to be with Jesus, ir
the land where there is no sickness;
no sorrow, and no pain.
S. C.
TRUNK WASH, FRUIT TREES.
For giving life and for destroying
cankers.
Quick lime, 20 pounds; Laundry
soap, 3 pounds; Sulphur, 4 pounds;
water, 25 gallons.
This will treat near 300 trees.
To make, dissolve soap in 3 gallons
of hot water; make thin paste of sul
phur and add to soap solution; add
this mixture to the lime slowly while
the lime is slowly slaking in a barrel.
JJilute gradually to 25 gallons.
Visit to Slate Capitol in Boston.
?y?'6 Gainsboro Street,
Boston, Mass.
Dear Advertiser:
An Eng?shman made this comment
about th?',|jj#ssachusetts State Capi
tol, "Far the most beautiful city in
America, as,?ar.as I have seen is Bos
ton, and th<|State House is the most
beautiful inj.;the country. At Wash
ington, at-?Aj.bany, at Chicago, and
elsewhere*'/you see much grander and
more costlv;?8tructure, but this is per
fect in tast?/.and proportion. The sit
uation is nSj&? and has been made the
best df/pf:
Charles^ Bulfinch, the architect of
the Capitol^vas also the architect of
the Capitolc^t Washington. The glis
tening, gilded adorne is visible a long
distance awiiy and a visit to the inte
rior is well worth the time of even a
historian '.'/qr: teacher. Massachusetts
has the largest State reference li
brary of an^y-'Of the other states in
the Union. "I walked through the li
brary. There were shelves for every
state, but.-since South Carolina was
represented v. only by huge volumes
containing, laws and reports, I didn't
bother to take the books from the
shelves. We are all secretly bored by ?
reports even from our own state and ?
I didn't expect to come in contact,
with any of its laws. I was interested .
in the battle flags and historical mu- ;
ral paintings.
Memorial ?Hall, near the center of:
the building, has a circular gallery a- ?
bove supported by marble col?mnns. j
In four -niches in opposite sides of
the' rooms are groups of richly color
ed battle flags carried by the volun
teers in the War Between the States.
Though every now and then we see '
relics or monuments in reference to j
the late Civil -War, the trophies and ?
statues more often have reference to
the war of Afnerican Independence.
One picture ' represents Paul Revere
hurrying thr?jigh;-the village calling
"the. count?$f?lk to be up and to
arms." Anj^ex'js a picture of th2
if ost?p..-; 5^^?rty j'-as; .the-' artist - pic
tured* it to- be, witttAine colonist^ dSS^i
guised as Indians. Certainly our fore
fathers did their uprising pictures
quely. A few days ago I saw the spot
where the Tea Party took place. The
place is now dry land, since the beean
has been pushed out and the street
built up so that the exact scene of the !
Tea Party has been covered. A bronze
?slab is the only mark and by the dim
I light I could just read the inscription, i
?The verse was rather funny: I re
j'member the gist of it ran something
?like this, "never was such a drink
compounded as the colonist brewed
and the tyrants drank that night in
Boston harbor." Certainly, at lea.st,
they drank the humility of being sur
prised by the restless patriots. We re
call that George the Third was a Ger
?man and that a great many of his
j British disagreed with him, so that af
ter all our grievance was with Ger
jmany and not with England. The At
jlantic Ocean washes the shores of
j many states, but who shall say that
Massachusetts and South Carolina
are not among the greatest? Daniel
Webster said : "Let me recur to pleas
ing recollections, let me remind you
?that in early times no States cherish
ed greater harmony both of principle
land feeling than Massachusetts and
j South Carolina."
Florence Mims.
Pleasant Lane News.
Messrs.R. M. Harling, J. W. Park
man, R. H. Lanier, N. F. Manly and
lp. A. Timmerman attended a Mason
? meeting in Greenwood last Monday
night.
Mrs. Annie Harling spent several
days of the past week with her
daughter, Mrs. Robert Lanier.
Mr. W. W. Fuller visited our school
recently.
Mr. Boswell and son, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Timmerman of Horn's
Creek, Mr. G. C. Timmerman of Cal
lison, Mrs. M. B. Byrd and Miss Nel
lie Byrd of the Gilgal section, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Williams and Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Timmerman were guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Tim
merman an Sunday.
Mr. Will Lagrone of Callison spent
Sunday with P. A. Timmerman.
The Rev. M. M. Brabham was a
guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
G. M. Timmerman last Sunday night.
Little Miss Ruth Hamilton is ill.
Subscriber.
KILLS THE COUGH. CURES THE LUNGS.
John E. Agner Sends Interes
ing Letter to His Mother.
March 3, 1919.
My Dear Mother:
How are you all today? Th
leaves me feeling fine, and we ai
having some pretty weather over hei
now. I 'sent you all some souvenu
recently, which I hope yo.u receivei
I received your letter written on tl
9th of February, and was glad 1
hear, but sorry to know that you wei
not getting on so well. It looks as
you and Papa are having a rig!
tough time. You say that Sister
coming down to stay a while and he)
you. Mother, I am sending yq? a lis
of the places where the Third Ba
talion of the 81st Division, has beei
I was with them all the time, excei
while I was in the hospital, and I ai
still in the "company which I cam
from the States with. They have ju;
called the roll of those who han
mail, and I have a letter from yoi
I am sorry to hear that Aunt Salli
is sick. I am sending you some pos
cards. You notice the building whei
the cross mark can be seen. Thei
are two large trees near it, and thi
building is our Y. M. C. A., and whei
I go to school every evening. Th
other cross mark ?hows the street o
which I walk post, 2 hours on and
off. I saw Tom Burnett and Georg
DeLaughter a few days ago. The
were well, and were telling me abou
Jim being at home.
I have not seen Bill Doch or Fre
Mims and do-not know where the
are. I know where George Miller an
Earle Prince are, but it is too far fo
me to go to see them. I met one of th
boys from McCormick a few day
ago. He asked me if I knew Mr. Hai
vely at Modoc. I told him I did an
that I only lived within five miles o
him and knew all the rest of the pee
~le around there. I must have talke
with him an hour and a half.
Names of places I have visited:
On August 20, landed at La Havr<
22nd, arrived at Eroy, and marche
fo Flogny, and on the 25th to Lag
.ni?Vc? -Kf??
On September 14 we'left'Lignier
and returned to;Eroy, leaving ther
next day by train to Brujeres, an
hiked from the railroad to Domfaigr
On the 18th left for St. Remy, Corr
panics J and K going on the 19th t
Mere Henry on top of a mountair
On the 22nd, J and K hiked all nigh
in the. rain to Maryday.
On the 18th Co. M left Dompaig
for St. Remy and the next day wen
to Moyenne, on the 22nd to Savilh
28th to Raidod Roback.
On the 29th Companies J and ]
went to their trenches at St. Jea
Dormont and the general vicinity c
the place was occupied by all the coi
patay.
October 14th we hiked away froi
St. Jean Dormont to St. Die.
October 18th, we march' 1 from S
Die and Cos. J and K, went to Be
i mont and L and M went to Vervej
ville. On the 20th all the companie
?marched to Pallegney except Co. '.
which stopped in Domivre.
October 31, Co. I hiked out o
Domevre and Cos. K, I and M hike
?out of Pallegney to Chatel Duos. Nc
Ivember 1, we entrained at Chatel su
j Mosel and road through Nancy, an
i from Toul to Sampigney; all hike
j from this railroad station to th
jwoo.ds called Foret de Marcelieu nea
'.a. town called Domceorin. We slep
in r^e woods that night and the sam
night hiked through St. Mihiel. Fror
the woods of Marcelieu we went t
i Les Montharous and from there t
I
?dugouts called Champs de Tir nea
j Verdun. It was 4 o'clock in the morn
i ing of November 4 when we got int
these dugouts.
November 5 we hiked from th
dugouts at Champs de Tir to sub sec
tor Voux, and the place where th
Third Battalion was placed was callei
C. R. Duprat.
Regimental P. C. was at Norman
die. These are only military names o
parts of the woods o rmountains.
On November 9 we left the sui
sector Vaux and hiked to the forest
west of Chatillon, November 10th ad
vanced out of the forest to the edg<
of Moramille, and on the 11th wen
in front of Grimaucourt when th?
war ended.
November ;12 at Moulainiville
where we slept on the field, 13th ano
14th at Hondaniville where we wer?
in camp at Camp de Bois till the 18tl
when we hiked to Nubecourt on thc
22nd to Laimont, 23rd to Robert Es
pagne. On the 25th we hiked to Per
Camp Branch News.
We regret to learn that Mr. J. W.
DeLaughter is very ill. He has been
sick for two weeks. Hope he will soon
recover.
We are all glad tb see ours boys
return from overseas and they de
serve the welcome hand shakes.
Little Ellie Peeler, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Peeler has been
real sick for several days but am
glad to say she is improving very
fast. Mrs. Peeler received a telegram
from her husband last Thursday, who
landed in Charleston. Hope he will
soon receive his discharge and come
home.
We were glad to have with us
last Sunday Mr. Walter Griffis, who
is just from France. It is very in
teresting to hear him talk and I am
quite sure he can tell you something
about his trip.
Miss Ruth McDaniel spent last
week with Mrs. Lizzie Prince.
Mr. Marvin Bartley is spending
this week with Mr. Capers DeLaugh
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Holmes spent
Sunday with Mrs. N. H. DeLaughter,
also Mr. and Mrs. J. R. DeLaughter
and Mrs. Essie Bledsoe from North
Augusta spent Sunday at Mrs. N. H.
DeLaughter's.
Miss Lou DeLaughter has also
been on the sick list for several days
with chills and tonsilitis but is better.
A goodly number of Mr. J. W. De
Laughter's friends from Edgefield
came to see him Sunday. Among
them were his niece, Mrs. Emma
Jackson and her husband and daugh
ter, Miss Thelma Jackson and Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Holston.
On account of sickness there is
not much news this week so will make
it short.
A Poem.
The Lord watch between me and
thee, when we are absent one from
another. Gen. 31:49.
'Go thou thy way and I go mine:
Apart,-yet not afar;
- Only- a thi n veil hangs hetvfeip.
The pathway where'we 'aire:
And 'God keep watch 'tween thee"
and me,'
This is my prayer.
He looks thy way, He looketh mine,
And keeps us near. ,
I know not where thy road may lie,
Or which way mine will be;
If mine will lead through parching
sand,
And thine beside the sea:
Yet 'God keep watch 'tween thee
and me,'-.
So never fear;
He holds thy hand, He claspeth mine
And we are near.
Should wealth and fame perchance
be thine,
And my lot lowly be:
Or you be sad and sorrowful,
And glory be for me:
Y'et 'God keep watch 'tween thee
and me,'
Both be His care.
One arm 'round thee, and one 'round
me,
Will keep us near.
I sigh sometimes to see thy face,
But since this may not be,
I'll leave thee to the care of Him,
Who cares for you and me.
"I'll keep thee both beneath my
wing"
This don-'^rts, dear.
One wing o'er thee, and one o'er me,
So we are near.
KSH
And though our paths be separate,
And thy way is not mine,
Yet coming to the mercy seat,
My soul will meet with thine,
And 'God keep watch 'tween thee
and me,'
I'll whisper there.
He blesseth thee, He blesseth me
And we are near."
J. Russell Wright.
thes passing through the large city
called St. Digier when we passed in
review before Colonel Holstean.
On the 26th we hiked to Plaurupt,
27th to Souvlames, 28th to Eclance,
29th to Bligny, December 1, to Cun
fin, December 2 to Brion, December
3, triumphant entry into Coulmieres
Sector.
Your son,
John E. Agner,
321st Inf. Co. L.
Cures Old Soras, Other Remedies Won't Cure.
The worst cases, no matter of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c,50c, $i.O'